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FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Watkins, CO · May 13, 2024

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Date
May 13, 2024 · 14:03 local
Place
Watkins, CO
Airport
Front Range
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1376W
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total300 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days
N1376WRegistered now · Mooney M20CS/N 2657Airframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 13th 2024 at Front Range Airport a student pilot who was overdue for an biannual flight review went out on a flight with a CFI for review and training on the Mooney landing gear operation. Flight went as planned and upon approach the CFI stated that he put the landing gear handle down but could not recall if he made sure it was down and locked. Upon touchdown the landing gear collapsed on runway 26. When the aircraft was released to be moved the maintenance team put the aircraft on jacks and the landing gear lowered immediately. Maintenance could not find any issues with the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 13TH 2024 AT FRONT RANGE AIRPORT A STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS OVERDUE FOR AN BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW WENT OUT ON A FLIGHT WITH A CFI FOR REVIEW AND TRAINING ON THE MOONEY LANDING GEAR OPERATION. FLIGHT WENT AS PLANNED AND UPON APPROACH THE CFI STATED THAT HE PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN BUT COULD NOT RECALL IF HE MADE SURE IT WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON RUNWAY 26. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO BE MOVED THE MAINTENANCE TEAM PUT THE AIRCRAFT ON JACKS AND THE LANDING GEAR LOWERED IMMEDIATELY. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE LANDING GEAR.